stash busting - I will use my mountains b4 buying more!

craftingmad

Ok now I'm sure I cannot be the only crafter to be drowning in mountains of crafty goodies am I?

I have piles of paper, cards, embellishments, beads, fabrics (in fact you name it ive probably got it!!) everywhere. No room is sacred in my house my craft stash is in pretty much every room including the loft and the sheds (and I even have my own craft room which is full to bursting with all the pretty things that I just can't bear to use xx

I have recently just purchased a whole host more from that shopping channel that specialises in craft - don't peetend you dont know the one!

However I have decided that I really need to stash bust (for the sake of my marriage if nothing else - having tripped over my large scraps box in the lounge one too many times he has told me he is hiring a skip if I dont use it soon). So I am going to set myself a challenge.

The challenge is to make 500 items from my existing stash before I am allowed to buy anymore :eek:

Anyone else up for a stash busting challenge ?
If so feel free to post below setting your own target and we can motivate each other, keep us on the straight and narrow and share our stash busting creations xx

craftingmad

The rules of the challenge are simple.

You can make anything you like but everything you make must be made using items from your current stash.

You are allowed to print things from cds etc and print any photos etc which may be needed for scrapbooking pages but you must not buy any new stash until your target has been met.

However this challenge is just for fun so keep creating and having fun xxx

craftingmad

Reserved for participants (updated 12th May 14)

1/ Craftingmad 615/2014
2/ Emslovesmickey 50/50 44/50
3/ Rosie51 1/25
4/ Silverbird 0/500
5/ Susan42 271/2014
6/ CEW 0/50
7/ BluDaisy 0/50
8/ Jellie 0/500
9/ Scrapmate 50/50
10/ Beth2242 ?
11/ Dallam20 50/50 50/50
12/ Cabriolean 0/15
13/ macma ?
14/ pukkamum ?
15/ chiefpossession 15/17
16/ Meg72 45/500
17/ Habibiboo 0/60 balls wool
18/ milliemonster ?
19/ chirpycheap 58/500
20/ sarahboo ?
21/ birdie85 ?
22/ Ailsb 1/25
23/ loopychris 276/500
24/ pigpen 3/35
25/ beginagain 0/20
26/ Lequirk 17/?
27/ suzeesu2000 ?
28/ the Cre8tor 0/25
29/ Maisie M 0/30 & 4/45
30/ Toonie 0/25
31/ Bobblymosh 8/500
32/ heather2409 100/500
33/ BMG ?
34/ Kim317 ?
35/ CWSmith ?
36/ wit40iwtwan 3/50
37/ thescarletpixie ?
38/ CraftyC 18/52
39/ crafty witch ?
40/ lmb4wcb 8/500
41/ thriftyscotslass 0/50
42/ tattycath 0/50
43/ nimbo 30/50
44/ Mrs Bones ?
45/ Yorkshire Celt 2/?
46/ keepcalmandcraft 7/50
47/ FR_262 1.5/500
48/ ziggy2407 27/52
49/ owlfan ?
50/ tillyenna ?
51/ mothernerd ?
52/ kinski 8/?
53/ panterka 0/500
54/ greentiger 50/50 50/50 50/50
55/ Florenceem 50/50 50/50 37/50
56/ Mooloo 0/500
57/ rufusdog52 0/10
58/ emmi_bush 4/50
59/ Annie021063 ?
60/ love2shop 20/500

emslovesmickey

I'm joining! Hobbycraft has been a dangerous place for me this year! Only things i will keep doing is subscribing to a papercraft and a cross stitch mag, and my CC box i get once a month

craftingmad

I know the feeling emslovesmickey xx

Do you have a target figure in mind and I'll add you to the list xx

Good to have you on board xx

rosie51

Hi, Very new member but have been a fan of the craft threads for months. May I join in as I have a large stash that needs using up.

Battybird

Craftingmad, is it your challenge, or your husband's? If it is him that said you have to get rid of 500 items, just part with 500 brads.

Joking apart though, I'm a collector and not user. I just wish I had a craft room to keep it in. Eldest son has just left home but I can't baggsey his room yet in in case he comes back. My stash is in my open plan under the stairs, so problems when I want something that is at the back.

I know you will prob. have to part with a lot of your stash, but what you have got, is it sorted into drawers and on shelves? It looks a lot less when it is sorted. The 4 drawer plastic units that I bought at Pouindstretchers hold a lot. And I have bought some 4 shelf plastic units for if I get my son's room. (don't I sound like an awful mother!)

I think I had better stand back from this thread, as I am encouraging you to keep it all. I've only collected for a couple of years though, (apart from cones of wool in the shed from when I was into machine knitting) so don't want to part with any of it.

craftingmad

Good to have you on board rosie51 and welcome. We will be very gentle with you xx

Battybird please stay I love your thinking already I have decided to try and use my stash up in projects after lots of whinging from hubby. They just dont get it do they? I didnt say I was going to get rid of any though just use it in projects. I lovd all of my goodies of course xxx

Battybird

Edited to say,sorry I read your post wrong. You've posted that you're going to make 500 things. I read it that you were going to get rid of 500 items.

(so you may not have to part with anything if you keep what you make) smiley face

Battybird

We posted at the same time.

What kind of projects are you thinking of doing? And what are the pretty things in your craft room that you cant bear to use?

tclairel

We'll I came looking for a thread looking for info on crafty bargains but maybe it was better to find this one! I have soooo much stuff and cannot resist buying craft bits and pieces.
I can't say I will quit but I will commit to working out how much I spend on craft bits for a month - perhaps as a bit of a reality check.
Good luck with your challenge